Italian Style Simpatico, Italy’s Finest is a taste of the Old Country nestled in picturesque St. Michaels. The store is devoted to products imported from Italy, and its wares include […]

Holiday Cheer Bountiful jumpstarts the season in Easton, Maryland, with its Holiday Kickoff on November 6. The 20,000-square-foot interior design showroom will overflow with decorations ranging from accessories for Thanksgiving […]

Coastal Cool Dubbed “The O” by its owner, Ophiuroidea is definitely a mouthful to pronounce. But it’s also a go-to destination in St. Michaels, Maryland, for coastal-inspired home furnishings, art […]

Romantic Retreat An 1860 plantation on the National Register of Historic Places is the site of the Brampton Bed and Breakfast Inn, located a mile outside Chestertown. The main house […]

Easton Escape ’s Bartlett Pear Inn began life in 1790. The stately home changed hands often over the years, belonging at different times to a Confederate sympathizer and a U.S. […]

FotoWeekDC 2014 For 10 days each fall, buildings in and around Washington, DC, become the canvases within which photographers can showcase their most inspiring and innovative work. FotoWeekDC, held this […]

Work Space Amidst three pastoral acres in Annapolis, Marta Hansen plies her craft. Housed in a quaint, ivy-clad cottage, her studio feels like an extension of the surrounding landscape—which was […]

Rustic Style In a tough situation, designer Sharon Kleinman and her client proved to be a dynamic team. After redecorating and selling two major Florida properties, the wife was refurbishing […]

Modern Flow Spotting an ugly duckling in a desirable neighborhood isn’t difficult—but precious few can envision the swan that will emerge after an extensive renovation. The bird in question is […]

Star Quality It all started with a gossip column. Anne Harkavy and David Ogden were looking for a home in the Arlington neighborhood where they were married when Ogden’s daughter […]

Smooth Transition It’s a common refrain in the Washington, DC, area: How do you reconcile modern tastes with traditional style during a home renovation? An Arlington couple was faced with […]

Preserving History After living in their three-bedroom house in Washington’s Barnaby Woods neighborhood for about a year, Jennifer and Jason Bertsch decided it was time to remodel and expand the […]

Renovation 101 STONE WORK A geometric motif of interlocking triangles creates an eye-catching, three-dimensional effect in the Hannover Collection of ceramic wall tiles from Porcelanosa. Available in 12-by-35-inch format, they […]

Control Center CHRISTIAN A. VIVES, A.B.E. Networks What is the most significant new development in smart-home technology? Near field communication. This wireless technology opens the door to a whole host […]

2014 Holiday Gift Guide A FITTING TRIBUTE Inspired by the 1937 speed record set by English race car driver Sir Malcolm Campbell on Italy’s Lake Maggiore-—in a Bluebird K3 hydroplane […]

Decadent Escapes DUTCH TREAT Celebrated Dutch architect Piet Boon designed the 10 spacious villas with private gardens and Caribbean views at this boutique getaway on Bonaire. At Piet Boon Bonaire, […]